Clearly, this is a plot to prevent me from getting anything done.
For the future, it would be really cool if those courses would feature one preview lecture and a schedule to decide if one wants to get into it or not - now that it's getting so broad.
The instructor is actually from University of Michigan, so it appears that this phenomenon is spreading.
Time for a HN spreadsheet for all the classes?
I just spent several hours today digging through Poor Charlie's Almanack trying to build a more complete understanding of his mental models. You always hear references to them, but I have yet to find a list of them in one place. Not unlike the Colonel's eleven herbs and spices. What great timing.
Scott Page who is the guy who is giving this class wrote an excellent book called "The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies": http://tinyurl.com/cbv2pm9
Certain types of mental models are covered in the book, but not in a concentrated way. The book was also highly recommend in one of Nassim Taleb's books (I think it was "The Black Swan").
What are some more... unconventional classes HNers would be interested in taking?
Internet marketing?
Better thinking? Something like this: http://news.ycombinator.org/item?id=3285535
Optimizing communications with the opposite sex if male?
Language hacking? Aka learning languages faster/smarter.
Study hacking? Ie optimizing college, or autodidactic pursuits.
Give me some tips on stuff you would like to learn via an online class.